Senior Software Developer (Guidewire Digital Portals)

At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life's uncertainties. And for more than 90 years our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers' evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection.

Job Description

Who is Allstate:
Allstate Insurance Company of Canada is a leading home and auto insurer focused on providing its customers prevention and protection products and services for every stage of life. The company is proud to have been named a Best Employer in Canada for nine consecutive years and prioritizes supporting employees and fostering an inclusive, welcoming corporate culture. Allstate is committed to making a positive difference in the communities in which it operates through partnerships with charitable organizations, employee giving and volunteerism. Serving Canadians since 1953, Allstate strives to provide reassurance with its "You're in Good Hands®" promise.

• Flexible Work Arrangements
• Employee discounts (15% on auto and property insurance, plus many other products and services)
• Good Office program (receive up to 400$ back after purchasing office equipment)
• Student Loan Payment Matching Program for Government Student loans
• Comprehensive Retirement Savings Program with employer matched contributions
• Annual Wellness allowance to support employees with improving health and wellbeing
• Personal reflection day
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Working within the community and giving back!

• Evalutes detailed busines, functional, and high- and low-level requriements (e.g. recovery, security, audit, etc.) in partnership with the Product Owner while collaborating on user stories to ensure solutions fully address end-user needs defined in business requirements.
• Translates user-centric software requirements into sustainable working solutions that operate within existing application frameworks.
• Assesses detailed product or system changes and new products in development.
• Participates in Scrum ceremonies to provide input, ensurea clear understanding of epics and user stories; plans sprints and commits to sprint goals by adhering to the definition of done (DoD); identifies improvement opportunities and implements actionable items for subsequent sprints.
• Documents and demonstrates solutions (e.g. systems flow, data usage, work processes, etc.) and investigates problem areas in collaboration with client users and stakeholders.

• Designs detailed architectural components aligned with high-level solution architecture.
• Develops software solutions using the acceptance criteria of user stories based on information needs (e.g. system flow, data usage, work processes, etc.).
• Develops code for software modules of medium scope and complexity based on high-level architectural design that follows documentation and development and quality standards.
• Follows development practices (e.g. test-driven code (TDD), conducting periodic code reviews, etc.).
• Schedules and executes design/code reviews to provide feedback and recommend solutions to team members.
• Implements new products and applications and iterates existing products in close collaboration with Quality Engineering, Technology Architecture, and other members of the sofwtare development team.
• Follows the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and the Agile framework and practices that adhere to legal and regulatory requirements (e.g. Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), PCI, etc.).
• Participates in and provides feedback for design reviews and retrospectives.
• Participates in product scoping, discovery, and framing by providing technical input and translating desired user features into system designs.
• Evaluates, maintains, and improves the performance of existing software.

• Participates in incident management, root cause analysis, and problem records resolution in compliance with defined service level agreements (SLAs).
• Acts as the Product team's representative when attending Change Advisory Board (CAB) meetings.
• Assists with continuous improvement (CI) and continuous deployment (CD) pipelines and practices.
• Creates change tickets to document risk impact, rollbacks, and plan implementation.

• Follows secure application development practices aligned with industry and Allstate standards.
• Participates in knowledge sharing to contribute to a wider community of practice.Remains abreast of development tools, programming techniques, and computing equipment to recommend solutions aligned with current standards and best practices.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science / Computer Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, or equivalent experience.
• Guidewire Certification
• Minimum : Developer Associate
• Ideal : Enterprise Engage Specialists ( xCenter/Integration Developer Specialist)
• Strong knowledge of Guidewire Portal and 3+ years of hands on experience in at least one of the Guidewire Digital Portals (CustomerEngage / ProducerEngage / ServiceRepEngage / Vendor Engage / Enterprise Engage). ProducerEngage is preferred.
• Skills: ReactJS, Jutro Framework, Guidewire Integration with EDGE Framework.
• Implement and style user interfaces with HTML, CSS5, and JavaScript (ES5 and above).
• Experience with other front-end frameworks and libraries is a plus.
• Design and implement solutions involving Edge handlers to enhance front-end performance and security.
• Integrate front-end interfaces with JSON RPC/SOAP/REST services and ensure seamless functionality.
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI designs and optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability.
• Hands on experience in at least one of the Guidewire products (ClaimCenter/ PolicyCenter/ BillingCenter) with strong knowledge in Gosu scripting.
• Good knowledge in Webservices, XML, REST APIs etc.
• Experience working with code repositories such as SVN, GIT or Bitbucket
• Understanding of devops and build/deployment processes
• Experience developing responsive web front-end / single-page applications using modular JavaScript and apps targeted for mobile devices.
• Knowledge of secure application development and OWASP vulnerabilities would be beneficial.
• Experience in Agile SCRUM methodology.
• Insurance domain knowledge.
• Project coordination, organizational, prioritization, and time management skills with attention to detail.
• Data visualization tools to prepare flow charts, models, and other documentation used in leadership decision-making (e.g. Visio).
• Interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
• Analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.

• Knowledge of microservices and application programming interfaces (APIs) would be assets.
• Knowledge of object-oriented design principles would be an advantage.
• Knowledge of common design patterns, their purpose, and when and how they are applied to commonly encountered design problems would be an asset.
• Experience with automated testing and monitoring approaches and tools is preferred.